Windhoek — The Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, Alpheus !Naruseb says the increase in the number of livestock exported to foreign countries, negatively impacts on the availability of livestock throughput at local abattoirs.
In 2016, the country exported 164,220 and 315,198 livestock in 2017 to neighbouring South Africa and to Europe, where livestock farmers maximise their profits due to high demand for Namibian beef.
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